For 30-plus years I’ve staffed conference committee negotiations on Capitol Hill, advocated for nonprofit programs and represented the financial interests of major corporations. True legislative compromise is an art...
Tighter welfare standards for organically raised animals have been proposed, but if opponents convince Congress to rewrite or defund them, a dangerous precedent would be set.
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has been kicking around animal welfare standards since 2002. That’s when it first delved into the debate and passed its first recommendation clarifying rules to outdoor access for livestock in...
The American Herbal Products Association wants the FDA to define "natural" and similar terms to "ensure that customers are not misled" by manufacturers who use the term incorrectly.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition supported a regulatory definition of "natural" in labeling food products when it submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration this week.
Politics is a scary word. It signifies division, frustration and irreconcilable differences, and as a retailer selling wellness, you know to tread lightly. Yet at the same time, so many aspects of our daily lives—as consumers, as businesspeople...
Organic food and fiber in the U.S. are growing despite themselves. Even last week Miles McEvoy, deputy administrator of the National Organic Program, touted the double-digit growth of certified operations in the U.S. which are now 21,000, with 31...
